Allied health professions (AHP) learning site

• There is lots of information about AHP Careers -detailing job profiles and access to videos and resources https://www.careers.nhs.scot/explore-careers/allied-health-professions/
• Access the Resource Pack

• My World of Work - My World of Work | - information and job profiles on AHP careers as well as access to course searches
• NHS Education for Scotland/NHS Careers Scotland have developed a series of careers resources to highlight the range of careers available as an Allied Health Professional which were launched on the 14th of October.
• The below downloadable poster also includes a career routes infographic. 

• The AHP Careers guide can be found here https://www.careers.nhs.scot/explore-careers/allied-health-professions/ and includes an overview of all the Allied Health Professions
• Below is a downloadble version of the leaflet. 

• The careers animation can be found  here: https://www.careers.nhs.scot/explore-careers/allied-health-professions/ and discusses the range of career options available. 

Here are some other career promotion resources you might find helpful.                           

Speech and Language Therapy  

• RCOT:  website  guides and presentations for people wanting to promote occupational therapy careers.

Dietetics  

• Why become a Dietitian?

Orthoptics

• https://www.orthoptics.org.uk/become-an-orthoptist/ 
• Careers leaflet
• Career profile
• Orthoptists infographic

Occupational Therapy

• Choose OT website  

You will find information about what Occupational Therapists do and how to become one, as well as stories and videos from Occupational Therapists about why they love their career. The Choose OT website is the resource that we share with people interested in becoming an Occupational Therapist, including school pupils.  

•  Resources for careers talks  

RCOT: We also have resources on our website for people wanting to promote occupational therapy careers. These include guides and presentations for giving careers talks in schools and videos of  occupational therapists sharing their career stories.   

Therapeutic Radiography

• School and college engagement resource 

 Podiatry 

• Royal College of Podiatry
• The College of Podiatry YouTube channel 
• Podiatry Careers YouTube channel  

Prosthetics and Orthotics 

• Careers (bapo.com)  
• Who are Prosthetists and Orthotists? (bapo.com)

Physiotherapy

• Chartered Society of Physiotherapy  

Arts Therapy 

• https://baat.org/art-therapy/how-to-become-an-art-therapist/ 

Music Therapy 

• https://www.bamt.org/music-therapy/what-is-music-therapy 

Drama Therapy 

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd9HwHwafs8 

Paramedics 

• https://collegeofparamedics.co.uk/COP/Become_a_Paramedic/COP/BecomeAParamedic/Become_a_Paramedic.aspx?hkey=f10838de-b67f-44a0-83b7-8140d8cdba83